Michigan Fair Housing
Practice Questions & Answers (2026)
Fair housing is tested on every real estate exam in the country, but Michigan candidates must know both federal and state-level protections. While Michigan enforces the seven federal protected classes (race, color, religion, sex, national origin, familial status, and disability), the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) also tests how these protections apply in Michigan-specific rental, sales, and advertising scenarios. Steering, blockbusting, redlining, and discriminatory advertising are all tested — and candidates who think they know fair housing cold often miss the state-specific extensions or the nuanced application scenarios. Review every question here carefully.
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Q1. The Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act in Michigan provides additional fair housing protection for which class NOT covered by federal law?
Explanation
Michigan's Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act adds marital status, height, weight, and other classes to the protected categories beyond the federal Fair Housing Act, providing broader state-level protections.
Q2. Blockbusting is best described as:
Explanation
Blockbusting (panic peddling) is the illegal practice of inducing property owners to sell or rent by making representations about the entry or prospective entry of persons of a protected class into the neighborhood.
Q3. A property advertised with the phrase 'perfect for young professionals' may violate the Fair Housing Act because it suggests:
Explanation
'Young professionals' implies adults without children and could be construed as discouraging families with children from applying, which may constitute familial status discrimination.
Q4. Under the Fair Housing Act, a disabled tenant's request to install a grab bar in the bathroom is considered:
Explanation
Disabled tenants have the right to make reasonable modifications to the property at their own expense, subject to restoring the property to its original condition upon vacating. Landlords cannot refuse reasonable modification requests.
Q5. Michigan's Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination in housing based on:
Explanation
Michigan's Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act provides broader protections than the federal Fair Housing Act, adding marital status and age as protected classes in addition to the federal protected classes.
Q6. Steering in Michigan real estate refers to:
Explanation
Steering is the illegal practice of directing buyers toward or away from certain neighborhoods based on race, religion, national origin, or other protected characteristics, regardless of the buyer's preferences.
Q7. Redlining in Michigan violates the Fair Housing Act because it involves:
Explanation
Redlining is the illegal practice of refusing to make mortgage loans or provide other financial services in certain geographic areas based on the racial or ethnic composition of the neighborhood.
Q8. Under Michigan fair housing law, which of the following is a permissible action by a landlord?
Explanation
Landlords may establish and uniformly apply legitimate, non-discriminatory criteria such as income thresholds and credit score requirements. Discriminating based on religion, familial status, or national origin is prohibited.
Q9. The ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) requires Michigan commercial property owners to:
Explanation
The ADA requires removal of architectural barriers in existing commercial facilities where such removal is readily achievable (easily accomplished without much difficulty or expense).
Q10. A Michigan landlord's advertisement that states 'no children' violates which law?
Explanation
Refusing to rent to families with children (familial status discrimination) violates the federal Fair Housing Act. Familial status includes families with children under 18 and pregnant women.
Q11. Under Michigan fair housing law, a landlord may ask a prospective tenant all of the following EXCEPT:
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